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PDF NewsletterSGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 14+15
Arthur Hoeld of Adidas is to be the new Puma CEO | Decathlon has a new CEO | Intersport Int’l appoints new CEO | The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q4 2024 | Arc’teryx drives Amer Sports’ success | Trump’s tariffs: Reactions from within the sporting goods industry and beyond | Sales up, profits down at Decathlon in FY24 | One of On’s co-CEOs leaves the company as four new senior leaders start | Intersport Int’l sales totaled €14.0bn in FY24, up 2.1% | International drives the topline as Lululemon annual sales top $10bn for first time | Li Ning posts 3.4 percent increase in annual operating profit | Puma appoints its first female President of North America | Intersport rolls out football specialist store format, set to launch in up to 20 markets | Sales for Decathlon France amounted to €4.73bn in FY24 | ISPO Munich presents new concept and structure for 2025 show | eCom Teams files for bankruptcy | Decathlon Germany to open stores at Galeria locations | Rip Curl with DTC growth, while wholesale dropped for KMD due to cautious pre-season buying | Sales rise slightly in Q1 for H&M | Ecco’s net revenues drop by 5% | Technogym posts strong FY24 results despite geopolitical uncertainties
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q4 2024
Seven firms reported one-time charges of at least $10 million, offset by VF Corp., Wolverine Worldwide, Foot Locker, and Zumiez, who were overlapping large end-of-year write-downs. Excluding Topgolf, year-over-year Equipment RoS improved from a 3.8 percent year-on-year decline to essentially flat. Diversified/Retail is Q4’s strongest segment. Year-over-year RoS rose to ...
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News briefsVF Corp. looks within to find new COO
The appointment comes as VF faces challenges, with data showing a 23.26 percent year-to-date stock decline, though analysts expect net income growth in the coming year.
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ArticleInternational drives the topline as Lululemon annual sales top $10bn for first time
Markets outside the Americas were vital to Lululemon surpassing annual revenues of $10 billion for the first time in 2024.
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PDF NewsletterSGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 12+13
Nike’s Q3 result $11.3bn, down 9% – Hill: ‘We’re on the right path’ | Anta Sports’ FY24 operating profit grows nearly 51 percent | It took 131 years – Kirsty Coventry becomes IOC’s first female President | Fila Holdings reports FY24 sales up 3%, rebrands as Misto | How Puma CEO Arne Freundt plans to regain investor confidence | Frasers Group to make second mandatory offer on XXL | Klarna files for IPO in New York | Decathlon Germany to open stores at Galeria locations | Decathlon joins the CDP A-List for its climate efforts | Tariffs and more from the US Treasury’s perspective | Puma replaces Nike as official matchball supplier to Premier League | Adidas and Bundesliga back in official matchball partnership | Havaianas partners with super model, flip-flop market to reach $5.38bn in 2030 | Perfect Moment brings F1-speed to the slopes | Former Nike GM becomes Rip Curl’s new CEO | Foot Locker has a new President | Brash new brand of sports apparel rises in the US | Bundesliga and Infront in collaboration for media rights in nine countries | Zumiez posts Q4 operating profit, but cautious on FY25 view | Xponential Fitness loss widens; restates 2023 financials | Inditex’s sales slow down in the opening weeks of fiscal 2025 | Grupo SBF’s adjusted Ebitda improves by 27% in FY24 | Xtep Intl. realigns strategy, raises FY operating profit by 9.3 percent
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News briefsNike secures partial win in patent lawsuit against Lululemon
Lululemon reportedly intends to appeal the infringement ruling.
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PDF NewsletterSGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 10+11
Adidas adopts cautious view on FY25; turns Q4 operating profit | Puma taking steps to improve profitabilty, stature | Foot Locker’s sales rose 2.6% in Q4, modest growth forecast for FY25 | On’s momentum continues, eyes more than €3bn in FY25 sales | Zalando’s revenues up 4-9% in 2025 | XXL CEO: ‘2025 is the year we return to growth’ | E-commerce is key growth driver for Vulcabras | Yue Yuen reports improved FY results on manufacturing rebound | Allbirds banking on new assortments, initiatives to fly high again in late 2025 | Acushnet Q4 sales increase benefits from higher ASPs | Globe reports softer H1 sales | Frasers forms ten-year partnership with GMG to launch Sports Direct in MENA | Sneakersnstuff’s new, German owner with old founder back at the rudder | IcanIwill opens its first store | Puma x Saysky running collection sends clear message to competitors | Adidas replaces Nike as Liverpool kit partner for €357m | Outlook – How Adidas seeks to become a healthy company again | A balancing act for the industry – WFSGI and McKinsey report of 2025 | Target in partnership with Champion and will go for $15bn+ in sales growth by 2030 | Trouble continues at Manchester United | Baltic sporting goods market holding its breath as Decathlon increase its presence in 2025 | ESPN to drop MLB next year | International Running Expo opens for visitor registration | Fútbol Emotion makes a move in Italy
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News briefsLululemon has opened in Regent Street
The new flagship store in London’s shopping epicenter really stands out.
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ArticleWomen in leadership in the sporting goods industry 2024
Women in sporting goods leadership are making gains, but progress is slow. Our 2024 report reveals where the industry stands—and what still needs to change.
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ArticleA balancing act for the industry – WFSGI and McKinsey report of 2025
The report identifies physical inactivity as a market with potential for sporting goods companies.
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